watch live
The general game and habitat license is required for all hunting licenses except furbearer, nongame, spring light goose and early Canada goose.
Nonresident waterfowl hunters also were up. Game and Fish sold 24,063 nonresident waterfowl licenses in 2020, up from 20,733 in 2019, department statistics show. The increase “is really not surprising, considering the Canadian border closure,” Steinwand said. “We actually anticipated a little bit more.”
The five-year average for resident waterfowl hunters is 20,612.
In terms of fishing, the department in 2020 saw an encouraging trend with 19- to 29-year-old anglers, Steinwand said, a demographic that had been declining in recent years.
“That increased this year and particularly among females,” Steinwand said. “They just needed to get outside, they needed to do something. And it wasn’t, ‘Hey, let’s go party on the sandbars by the river.’ They actually went out and did some fishing. We’ve seen that on a l
State Forest Nursery needs black spruce cones for reforestation efforts walkermn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from walkermn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
State Forest Nursery seeks black spruce cones for reforestation efforts
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is currently in search of black spruce cones for reforestation efforts and is asking the community for their help.
Written By:
Pioneer Staff Report | 4:34 pm, Dec. 28, 2020 ×
Each year, the DNR purchases tree seeds and cones from people who collect them on their property or on state forest land. Seeds are extracted from the cones at the State Forest Nursery and used for reforestation. Photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR.
ST. PAUL The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is currently in search of black spruce cones for reforestation efforts and is asking the community for their help.
DNR State Forest Nursery seeks black spruce cones for reforestation efforts
The DNR needs hundreds of bushels of black spruce cones within the next few weeks and continuing through February. The price this year is $85 per bushel.
Written By:
Herald Staff Report | 1:04 pm, Dec. 28, 2020 ×
With some help from the public, a strong crop of black spruce cones this year could help the DNR alleviate a shortage resulting from poor supplies in recent years. Seeds from the cones are extracted to reforest about 6,000 acres of black spruce annually in Minnesota. (Photo/ Minnesota DNR)
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking for help in collecting black spruce cones to alleviate a shortage in the supply needed to meet state and county spruce seed orders for 2021 reforestation efforts.
December 28, 2020
Want to help Minnesota’s forests grow healthy and strong while making some extra money at the same time? The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has an opportunity for you.
Each year, the DNR purchases tree seeds and cones from people who collect them on their property or on state forest land. Seeds are extracted from the cones at the State Forest Nursery and used for reforestration. The DNR currently needs hundreds of bushels of black spruce cones within the next few weeks to meet state and county spruce seed orders for spring 2021 reforestation efforts. Seeds from the nursery are used to reforest about 6,000 acres of black spruce in Minnesota each year.